Thursday 11 October 2012

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Blackbank
277x Redwing over this morning, also Fieldfare & 147x Wood Pigeons........NP

Belvide Res (permit only)
4x Rock Pipit flew west late morning (11:05-11:25), also 21x Golden Plover, Chiffchaff, Blackcap & 20x Wigeon.......Belvide Blog

Silverdale CP
 Little Grebe still on pool.................JH.

Stafford
Raven over Coton fields at 07.40................PD.

Alton Farmland
2x Buzzard, Kestrel, Redwing, 2x Mistle Thrush & 4x Goldfinch..............TE.

Branston GP
Black-tailed Godwit, 4x Ruff, Dunlin, 11x Curlew, 332x Golden Plover, Little Egret, Yellow-legged Gull, 78x Lesser Black-backed Gull, Great Black-Backed Gull, 48x Little Grebe, 2x Gadwall, Shoveler, 180+ Teal, 4x Cormorant, 12x Mute Swan, 3x Buzzard, 200+ Lapwing, 7x Redwing & Green Woodpecker........JW

Trent Washlands

Redwing, Little Egret, 23x Lesser Black-Backed Gull, 3x Wigeon, 16x Teal & 8x Gadwall...........AJ.

Blithfield Resr

Scaup 3 imm , Pintail 4 & 2nd w Yellow leg Gull roosted at the deep end..............JA.